Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Marathon City, Wisconsin

Village of Marathon City’s own rules

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Use or occupancy of any newly developed building or parcel inside Marathon City village (certificate of zoning compliance)

  • Issued by the zoning administrator after finding full compliance with the zoning chapter
  • Applied for together with a development permit
  • Issued after the building inspector determines compliance with village building codes

  “it shall be unlawful to use, occupy or permit the occupancy of any building or parcel, or both, or part thereof hereafter developed until a certificate of zoning compliance has been issued by the zoning administrator”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Marathon City village limits (Marathon County, WI)

  • Administered by village zoning administrator, plan commission and board of appeals
  • Amended 2018 per cover note

  “zoning ordinance adopted by ordinance 11-01-2013 november 7, 2013 re-codified to title 13 february 19, 2015 ammended april 11, 2018; august 1, 2018”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  R-1L single family residential - large lot district

  • Minimums for new/moved/structurally altered residential buildings
  • One-story figure is stated as exclusive of an item the extracted text omits

  one-story minimum floor area: >= 1200 sq ft · split-level/two-story/bi-level minimum floor area: >= 1700 sq ft

  “i) one-story houses shall have a minimum floor area of 1,200 square feet exclusive of. ii) split-level, two-story and bi-level houses shall have a minimum floor area of 1,700 square feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1S single family residential - small lot district, new/moved/structurally altered residential buildings

    “i) one-story houses shall have a minimum floor area of 1,000 square feet. ii) split-level, two-story and bi-level houses shall have a minimum floor area of 1,500 square feet.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1S single family residential - small lot district

  • Lot area calculated without road right-of-way

  minimum lot area: >= 5650 sq ft · minimum lot width: >= 50 ft

  “minimum lot area (sq. ft.) minimum lot width (ft.) minimum front yard setback (ft.) minimum side yard setback (ft.) minimum side street yard setback (ft.) minimum rear yard setback (ft.) maximum height (ft.) maximum lot coverage (percent) 5,650 50 10 5 10 10 35 40”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-4 rural residential district

    “the minimum lot area shall be determined by percolation test in accordance with the requirements of wisconsin administrative code, but no such lot or building site shall have an area in the rural residential district of less than one (1) acre or a width of less than one hundred feet (100) at the building line.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1S single family residential - small lot district, principal structure

  • Column order per table: front, side, side street, rear

  front yard: >= 10 ft · side yard: >= 5 ft · side street yard: >= 10 ft · rear yard: >= 10 ft

  “minimum lot area (sq. ft.) minimum lot width (ft.) minimum front yard setback (ft.) minimum side yard setback (ft.) minimum side street yard setback (ft.) minimum rear yard setback (ft.) maximum height (ft.) maximum lot coverage (percent) 5,650 50 10 5 10 10 35 40”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-4 rural residential district, principal structures

    “minimum lot area per du (acres)* minimum lot width (ft.) minimum front yard setback (ft.) minimum side yard setback (ft.) minimum side street yard setback (ft.) minimum rear yard setback (ft.) maximum height (ft.) maximum lot coverage (percent) 1 100 40 15 20 35 35 20”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  R-1S single family residential - small lot district

  maximum lot coverage: <= 40 percent

  “minimum lot area (sq. ft.) minimum lot width (ft.) minimum front yard setback (ft.) minimum side yard setback (ft.) minimum side street yard setback (ft.) minimum rear yard setback (ft.) maximum height (ft.) maximum lot coverage (percent) 5,650 50 10 5 10 10 35 40”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1S single family residential - small lot district

  • Exceptions in the height regulations section for certain structures such as barns, silos and church spires; public buildings up to 60 ft with increased yards

  maximum height: <= 35 ft

  “minimum lot area (sq. ft.) minimum lot width (ft.) minimum front yard setback (ft.) minimum side yard setback (ft.) minimum side street yard setback (ft.) minimum rear yard setback (ft.) maximum height (ft.) maximum lot coverage (percent) 5,650 50 10 5 10 10 35 40”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Travel trailer parks inside Marathon City village

  • Travel trailer parks are a listed use in the zoning use table, with district permissions not read in detail
  • Max 15 trailers per acre; sites at least 30 ft by 50 ft; 15 ft clearance between sites; one parking space per site; 40 ft setback from other exterior lot lines
  • Individual-lot RV occupancy rules not located

  minimum travel trailer park lot size: >= 5 acres

  “the minimum lot size of a travel trailer park shall be five (5) acres.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivisions and land divisions inside Marathon City village (Title 14), including extraterritorial plat review

  • Adopted under Wis. Stat. ch. 236

  “the regulations contained in this ordinance shall apply to all property situated either wholly or partly within the boundaries of the village of marathon city, wisconsin, and its extraterritorial limits in accordance with section 62.23(7) and chapter 236 of the wisconsin state statutes.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning compliance process inside Marathon City village

  • Certificate application is coincident with a development permit application to the zoning administrator
  • Only the zoning side was read; building permit process not located

  “a certificate of zoning compliance shall be applied for coincident with an application for a development permit from the zoning administrator.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Marathon City or Marathon County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits inside Marathon City village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Marathon City village
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Marathon City village
• Inspections — Building inspection inside Marathon City village
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping inside Marathon City village

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.